Police release CCTV after woman spat on at Edinburgh Park station

British Transport Police  has released CCTV images of two men as it is believed they may be able to assist with enquiries after a 19-year-old woman was shouted at and spat on at Edinburgh Park station on Thursday, 7 January 2016.

The incident occurred around 7.20pm shortly after the woman – who was left very upset – alighted from the 18.29 Dunblane to Edinburgh Waverley service at the station.

Both men are described as being aged between 17 and 25 years. One of them is thinly-built and about 5’8” in height. He was wearing a grey hooded top, grey jogging bottoms and a black scarf over his face. The other man is also described as being of thin build and the same height as the other man and was wearing a hooded top and a scarf over his face.

Detective Constable Paul Farquhar, the officer in charge of the enquiry, is appealing for anyone who recognises the men to contact BTP as a matter of urgency.

British Transport Police can be contacted on 0800 40 50 40 or by texting 61016 – quoting reference 230 of 18/03/2016.

Information can also be given anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.